IPL 2025: DC Claw Their Way Back From The Dead To Open Season With Win Over LSG Thanks To Ashutosh Sharma | In Pictures
DC overcame a woeful start to their innings to successfully chase down the target of 210 runs riding on Ashutosh's unbeaten 66-run knock that took the capital city side over the line with three deliveries and a wicket to spare.
Delhi Capitals posted a hard-fought win over Lucknow Super Giants at the ACA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday in their OPL 2025 opener as they chased down the target of 210 runs thanks to Ashutosh Sharma’s unbeaten 66-run knock to overturn a faulty start to the innings, after LSG posted a total of 209 for the loss of 8 wickets thanks to fifties from Nicholas Pooran and Mitch Marsh, while Mitchell Starc.

Siddharth Mahadevan perform before the start of match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL
Neeti Mohan performs before the start of match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Axar Patel of Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants at toss during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram of Lucknow Super Giants during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Vipraj Nigam of Delhi Capitals celebrates the wicket of Aiden Markram of Lucknow Super Giants during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for IPL

Mitchell Marsh of Lucknow Super Giants raises his bat to celebrate 50 runs during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Mukesh Kumar of Delhi Capitals celebrates the wicket of Mitchell Marsh of Lucknow Super Giants during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants raises his bat to celebrate 50 runs during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Rishabh Pant of Lucknow Super Giants walk back during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Mitchell Starc of Delhi Capitals celebrates the wicket of Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for IPL

David Miller of Lucknow Super Giants plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

David Miller of Lucknow Super Giants plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Shardul Thakur of Lucknow Super Giants celebrates the wicket of Abishek Porel of Delhi Capitals during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for IPL

Faf Du Plessis of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Ravi Bishnoi of Lucknow Super Giants celebrates the wicket of Faf Du Plessis of Delhi Capitals during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Tristan Stubbs of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for IPL

M. Siddharth of Lucknow Super Giants celebrates the wicket of Tristan Stubbs of Delhi Capitals during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam of Delhi Capitals during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Pankaj Nangia / Sportzpics for IPL

Vipraj Nigam of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Ashutosh Sharma of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Ashutosh Sharma of Delhi Capitals plays a shot during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL

Ashutosh Sharma of Delhi Capitals celebrates win during match 4 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants held at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on the 24th March 2025.Photo by Deepak Malik / Sportzpics for IPL